"Zarathustra" and "Beyond Good and Evil" are two of my favorite books.

"One forgets even lunch when the house is on fire, yes, but one eats it later in the ashes."

"That which does not kill you only makes you stronger."

"He who knows how to breathe the air of my writings knows it as the heights, it is bracing, a man must be built for it otherwise it will kill him."

His likely view of Germany were he alive to see Nazism would be one of horror. Hitler and others often collected/read his works and took many of his writings out of context. Nietzsche who thought a man needed a whip when visiting a woman, according to some who knew him, the woman nine times out of ten would have taken it from him! He was a very sick man, some say he had Syphilis. From 1889 to 1900 when he died he was insane. That is sad how often true genius is born out of desperation in the eleventh hour!

His likely view of Germany were he alive to see Nazism would be one of horror. Hitler and others often collected/read his works and took many of his writings out of context.

That's true. The main problem with Nietzsche is, that he is a materialist. He is a phenomenon of the materialistic age. Although it is indeed important to stand up to false morality, sentimentality and so forth, it is wrong to deny the transcendental (God). This problem can be also seen within the national socialist ideology, which is heavily influenced by Nietzsche and other materialisms in general.

If man looses his connection to the transcendental, he becomes a mere animal. But the materialist, does not see this as a descent, but delights in this new found animalistic state. His vision of the Übermensch, is more of a super animal, than a true god incarnated in the flesh.

That's true. The main problem with Nietzsche is, that he is a materialist. He is a phenomenon of the materialistic age. Although it is indeed important to stand up to false morality, sentimentality and so forth, it is wrong to deny the transcendental (God). This problem can be also seen within the national socialist ideology, which is heavily influenced by Nietzsche and other materialisms in general.

If man looses his connection to the transcendental, he becomes a mere animal. But the materialist, does not see this as a descent, but delights in this new found animalistic state. His vision of the Übermensch, is more of a super animal, than a true god incarnated in the flesh.

Damn good explanation mate! You hit the nail on the head, Nietzsche's vision of the over-man was necessitated by what he viewed as an absence of faith in modern religion circa latter 1800s. The best thing about him to me, is his wry sense of humor and very deep writings, after all, he is technically considered by many as a psychology writer. Freud once remarked something to the effect that he didn't read Nietzsche b/c his own ideas would already have been ideas of Friedrichs.

Freud once remarked something to the effect that he didn't read Nietzsche b/c his own ideas would already have been ideas of Friedrichs.

I have found that Nietzsche mainly formulates what you already know. I don't think you can "become" a "Nietzschean" - he detested the thought of a "system" and "disciples" (compare this with Rosenbaumism, which preaches individuality, but also absolute adherence to Rosenbaumist dogma) - you either are one or you are not one, and if you are, you are not (it's a necessary contradiction from his non-systematic nature). Reading Nietzsche, I learned a lot about myself that was always there. He primarily teaches you to find it, then you're on your own.

I have found that Nietzsche mainly formulates what you already know. I don't think you can "become" a "Nietzschean" - he detested the thought of a "system" and "disciples" (compare this with Rosenbaumism, which preaches individuality, but also absolute adherence to Rosenbaumist dogma) - you either are one or you are not one, and if you are, you are not (it's a necessary contradiction from his non-systematic nature). Reading Nietzsche, I learned a lot about myself that was always there. He primarily teaches you to find it, then you're on your own.

Interesting stuff! I think you are right on the money, had never heard of Rosenbaumism. We will never be alone with this great mans words resonating within us! Thanks.

Nietzsche argued that why obey the god when you yourself can be superhuman god.but i must admit that i agree with Otto Weininger that Fate Determines many things, no matter how we struggle according to Weininger life is composed of two parts: one part comes from the universe, the cosmos, the gods, the other from nothingness, from chaos, from the devil. Part of the universe extends to all of what it expresses what is good, beautiful and true, it is all positive, all that exists independently, each strength and love of life, and at the same time and objectively what connects people to each other. The second half, the legacy of chaos, contains all the negative, everything exists unfree and not on himself, all fear and weakness.

"Zarathustra" and "Beyond Good and Evil" are two of my favorite books.

"One forgets even lunch when the house is on fire, yes, but one eats it later in the ashes."

"That which does not kill you only makes you stronger."

"He who knows how to breathe the air of my writings knows it as the heights, it is bracing, a man must be built for it otherwise it will kill him."

His likely view of Germany were he alive to see Nazism would be one of horror. Hitler and others often collected/read his works and took many of his writings out of context. Nietzsche who thought a man needed a whip when visiting a woman, according to some who knew him, the woman nine times out of ten would have taken it from him! He was a very sick man, some say he had Syphilis. From 1889 to 1900 when he died he was insane. That is sad how often true genius is born out of desperation in the eleventh hour!